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Location:     1319 18th St. NW, 2nd floor
(offices of Global Financial Integrity, Dupont Circle Metro)

The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises enshrine universal minimum standards of conduct in a wide range of areas including the environment, labor, human rights, and transparency.  The U.S. Department of State houses a National Contact Point (NCP) to address issues raised under the Guidelines. 

As the Guidelines undergo a global update and several countries in Europe reform their NCPs, what role should the U.S. NCP play?  How can the Obama Administration take full advantage of the opportunity offered by the Guidelines and the NCP process to raise the standards for corporate social responsibility?  

Panelists:
John Ruggie, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General on Business and Human Rights and Berthold Beitz Professor of International Affairs, John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Herman Mulder, Member of the Board of the Netherlands National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines and former Senior Executive Vice President, ABN AMRO
Christy Hoffman, Director of Global Organizing, Service Employees International Union, and incoming Deputy General Secretary of UNI Global Union
Adam Greene, Vice President for Labor Affairs and Corporate Responsibility, U.S. Council for International Business
Anna Borg, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Moderated by:
Meg Roggensack, Senior Advisor for Business and Human Rights, Human Rights First, and Eric Biel, Managing Director for Corporate Responsibility, Burson-Marsteller
(Since 2008, the moderators have taught a course at Georgetown University Law Center on “Human Rights at the Intersection of Trade and Corporate Responsibility”)

Please RSVP to jessica.champagne@seiu.org or 202 730 7836